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UA 1147 on time

United Airlines 1147: Washington to San Francisco at 8:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
236 flights · likely 78–87%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 1147 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 1147: IAD → SFO

Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (236 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3474%
Tuesday3388%
Wednesday3388%
Thursday3482%
Friday3485%
Saturday3488%
Sunday3476%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%

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Questions

How often is UA 1147 from IAD to SFO late?

United Airlines 1147 from Washington, DC to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 236 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.